p1723944
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Registered: 4th Feb 03
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THIS HAS JUST BEEN PASSED TO ME AND I'M FORWARDING ON FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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You know those new electronic signs on the M4? Well they were switched on by some transport minister on Tuesday. Now the bad news, they are rigged with the SPECS speed cameras.
SPECS is a camera based system. As you go past a camera software detects and reads your number plate. When you go past the next camera, it detects and reads your number plate again. It knows how far apart the cameras are so it can work out your average speed between the two cameras.
The system is fully automatic and will automatically issue a ticket without any form of human intervention. It does this for every single vehicle that passes a camera! You will not know you've been nicked as the cameras don't flash. There's no film in them either, they're digital. Images of you in your car, together with the date and time are stored on disc (I assume they only keep them if you've been nicked).
It works 24/7, 365 days a year, and theoretically, there's absolutely no limit on the number of tickets that it can issue.
The whole section of the M4 between Theale (J12) and Membury Services
(between 14 and 15) is wired, both ways.
It is believed that the system is set to trigger a ticket at 78 mph.
The bad news gets even worse. For those who've got radar detectors, they won't work. SPECS is entirely passive, there's no radar or laser beam to pick up.
If anyone wants to be brave, we can do an experiment with small number
plates. I don't know what the upper speed limit is on SPECS either, on
GATSOs its about 175 mph, above that it can't detect you!
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Ouch.lots of pissed of motorists. I can see them getting hacked up at 3am
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Heard about these, you can't put your foot down after you get past them  
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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Pure cunts!!!
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Spence
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Bristol UK
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good job they come into action on tuesday i was doin a gd ton all the way to heathrow sunday nite mwahahaha
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adam_sport
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Registered: 14th Jul 03
Location: teesside drives BMW M3
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i thought all speed cameras had to be highly visable
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Spence
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Bristol UK
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yeh well that didnt last long did it
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
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SPECs have been around for ages. yellow boxes high up on motorways
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Tommy
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Registered: 24th Aug 00
Location: Essex, Colchester
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Thats what i thought i suspect this is bollox.
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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quote..."It is believed that the system is set to trigger a ticket at 78 mph.
The bad news gets even worse. For those who've got radar detectors, they won't work. SPECS is entirely passive, there's no radar or laser beam to pick up. "
I beg to differ- I own a road angel- works by gps- these cameras will of had to have been declared and they will be picked up by the detector....any other system wont get them though
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